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Table 1 Principal component analysis (PCA) of soil nutrient flux data measured by Plant Root Simulator probes at two week intervals before, during and after peak flowering at Swift Current, Scott, and Lacombe

From: Crop rotation significantly influences the composition of soil, rhizosphere, and root microbiota in canola (Brassica napus L.)

 

pseudo-F

p value

Lacombe

 2018

  Before

0.974

0.475

  Peak

1.133

0.317

  After

0.863

0.602

 2019

  Before

1.159

0.284

  Peak

2.300

0.007

  After

1.302

0.211

Scott

 2018

  Before

0.741

0.760

  Peak

0.808

0.635

  After

0.821

0.643

 2019

  Before

1.908

0.027

  Peak

0.770

0.735

  After

1.048

0.397

Swift Current

 2018

  Before

2.561

0.004

  Peak

2.811

0.005

  After

0.725

0.755

 2019

  Before

1.741

0.050

  Peak

1.657

0.050

  After

1.259

0.227

  1. PERMANOVA analysis was used to compare the nutrient flux profiles of the soil under C-C, C-W or C-P-B rotations, and significant differences are highlighted in bold (p ≤ 0.05)
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